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Oates, Lauryn

LAURYN OATES is a human rights activist focused on education in conflict zones. It was in 1996 that, at age 14, Lauryn read a newspaper article describing the new regime in Afghanistan called the Taliban, and their treatment of women … Continue reading

Oliver, Craig

Onstad, Katrina

KATRINA ONSTAD’s first novel, How Happy to Be, was published to critical acclaim by McClelland and Stewart. Her second novel, Everybody Has Everything, is being published in Canada by McClelland & Stewart, in the US by Grand Central/Hachette, in France … Continue reading

Orbinski, Dr. James

DR. JAMES ORBINSKI is professor of medicine, political science and public health and Chair of Global Health at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. As international president of Médecins Sans Frontières from 1998 to … Continue reading

Ostlere, Cathy

CATHY OSTLERE is the author of Lost, shortlisted for the 2009 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction, and playwright for “Lost: A Memoir”.  Her essays have been nominated for the National Magazine Awards, the Western Magazine Awards, and the CBC … Continue reading

O’Dea, Frank

Now a celebrated entrepreneur and Officer of the Order of Canada, FRANK O’DEA was once a homeless man panhandling on the streets for spare change. He is a founder of The Second Cup chain, numerous other successful businesses, and several … Continue reading

O’Hagan, Richard